Nick Finck

Well… that’s not exactly how I imagined it all ending.

AC 20, roll for initiative. ⚔️🛡️

Matto’s ( @matthewoliphant.com ) UX show is far far underrated & undersubscribed. Definitely checkout this episode with Erin Casali (@folletto.bsky.social). #ux #design

My first reaction was “oh wow, Matto on a hoodie!” Then “Nah the annoyance with all the ridiculous shit going on in the world right now isn’t in this… can’t be Matto.”

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In Search Of... Work — ux matto I’m looking for a Research and/or Design Leadership position. Can you help me find one?

Hello, peopleos!

I'm looking for work and am hopeful someone in this place can help. Here's the low-down of what I've been up to, how I can help, and yes, I will move to Ireland. :)

If you don't know of anything at the moment, a quick repost is appreciated.

Different era. I’ve seen the hops where it seems majority move to a next/newer but hey it keeps those who code gainfully employed. I say this having played a part in moving a lot of the AWS services to a single unified tech stack. Not there yet even today but it certainly helps with code components.

Are you going to be back in these sticks over here again?

The job market is so bad right now that there could be a single universal job application form. On it is only a checkbox that simply says “[ ] Yes, I would like to have the disappointment of rejection feeling sent to my personal email address regularly.” 🤦‍♂️ Folks, it’s not you it’s the market. 🙄

The diff in both the user base & product approach across social media platforms is astonishing. Today:

Threads: Apple & Tim Cook/Trump thing, Instagram Map thing, and about 100 other triggering things

BlueSky: the BlueSky growth problem, business as usual

LinkedIn: AI, AI, AI, go to my workshop

On it. Your post on the same will be linked too.

Absolutely. Thanks for the reminder of this article. It reads even better the second time.

Trend of interest in the topic of user experience on Google over time starting in 2004. The graph just keeps going up and to the right, showcasing more and more interest in it.

Newsflash: UX is not dead.

How would I go about building a feed, this UI isn’t intuitive. I was able to locate how to add existing feeds but not how to create my own feed (cough, it should be “filter” cough).

I use both plus other feeds in my navigation. I just went to the UX Sky feed and ..it’s got some UX in there but not really much. It’s mostly other stuff. I was just expecting UX posts to be more discoverable ..it feels like they punted surfacing relevant content to the user to figure out. 😔

Nick Finck - UX + product design coach + mentor. | Nick Finck UX Job Hunting Tip 4: Portfolio intent This week I am going to talk about design portfolios. Most UX design / product design portfolios manifest into one of…

I have a few on LI & YT:
www.linkedin.com/posts/nickfi...
youtu.be/ii9n95qKHBA

Also this timeless one by @cwodtke.bsky.social:
eleganthack.com/your-portfol...

@joenatoli.bsky.social has a few as part of his UX 365 Academy:
www.ux365academy.com/courses/buil...
www.ux365academy.com/courses/give...

I mean the main feed. It’s not pulling my interests at all. Like it’s just a bunch of everything everyone is posting.

Does anyone actually talk about design here? I mean specifically UX Design, Product Design, UI Design, Interaction Design, etc. because if I do the algorithm or whatever is certainly not sharing it with me.

Hey folks, if I am following you on another social media platform but not here don’t take offense, it’s either I can’t distinguish you by your userID, profile photo, or a clever name you might be using. Just reach out and let me know and I’ll follow you back.

So this is what the tubes of the internet look like… huh, less exciting than I would have thought.

Progressive enhancement brings everyone in - The History of the Web Early computers faced unexpected failures, and that gave us graceful degradation. But on the web, we needed something different. We needed progressive enhancement.

‘The History of the Web’ on how “#ProgressiveEnhancement brings everyone in”.

thehistoryoftheweb.com/the-inclusiv...

Looking back on the early work around #Inclusion noted in this article, by people such as @nickf.bsky.social and Steven Champeon, it's a shame to think how little progress the wider industry has actually made in this area.

Stopped by BlueSky & I see this, and can’t agree more. I feel like posting about agism in tech & the myths around more senior talent (e.g. cost more, too dogmatic, don’t know new tools & techniques, etc). I want to implore people to diversify their teams & utilize the different levels of experience.

Group Coaching - Nick Finck A single 2-hour group Zoom session with Nick. Book if you have just one topic you want to share in a group setting with other clients. You will also be able to hear about the challenges Nick's other c...

Last chance to get a seat in today’s group coaching for UX designers, product designers, UX researchers, and those in the field of UX.

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Group Coaching - Nick Finck A single 2-hour group Zoom session with Nick. Book if you have just one topic you want to share in a group setting with other clients. You will also be able to hear about the challenges Nick's other c...

With the success of our last group coaching + mentoring session for design & UX, we have opened up two more sessions. If those fill up as fast as the last one we will open additional sessions. Go quick, grab your spot, there’s limited seats per session:
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Group Coaching - Nick Finck A single 2-hour group Zoom session with Nick. Book if you have just one topic you want to share in a group setting with other clients. You will also be able to hear about the challenges Nick's other c...

There is just one remaining spot for today’s group coaching + mentoring session for UX & product design folks. Bring what you are navigating and hear what other folks are navigating, I’ll share my guidance and advice for each.

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Just two more seats left! I hope to see you there. 😃

Group Coaching - Nick Finck A single 2-hour group Zoom session with Nick. Book if you have just one topic you want to share in a group setting with other clients. You will also be able to hear about the challenges Nick's other c...

Hey folks, this Friday, the 17th, I’m doing a group coaching + mentoring session for UX/product designers & researchers. I have 4 more seats available. First come first serve:
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An invite to join Bluesky, sent to my email… the same email I’m already using for my existing account on Bluesky. 🤦‍♂️

Apparently @bsky.app thinks I’m not on Bluesky yet. 🤔

The reports of my absence on Bluesky are greatly exaggerated.

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Seven years ago today I had an idea and started putting effort into making that idea a reality. Today Craft & Rigor has advised countless businesses on design operations and has design coached + mentored an unimaginable number of clients. It’s hard to believe how far this little idea has come.

Coaching Roundtable Discussion - Nick Finck A single 2-hour group Zoom session with Nick. Book if you have just one topic you want to share in a group setting with other clients. You will also be able to hear about the challenges Nick's other c...

Hey folks I’m offering a design coaching roundtable discussion. This is group coaching and you will get insights to not only the challenges you face but also the challenges other folks are facing. These are limited to just 6 seats and they will go fast:
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